# John Macarthur

> John Macarthur was a British Army officer, landowner, and politician, best remembered as a key organiser of the 1808 Rum Rebellion and a pioneer of the Australian Merino wool industry. Born in England, Macarthur joined the nascent New South Wales Corps in 1789; he quickly established himself as a particularly unscrupulous, volatile, and entrepreneurial member of the so-called 'Rum Corps'.

*British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer in Australia (1767-1834)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1767
- **Died:** 1834-04-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.9 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Macarthur (wool pioneer)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macarthur_(wool_pioneer))
- [جون ماكارثر (رائد صناعة صوف)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AB%D8%B1_(%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF_%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%81))
- [جون ماكارثر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AB%D8%B1)
- [John Macarthur (Politiker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macarthur_(Politiker))
- [John Macarthur (colonial officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macarthur_(colonial_officer))
- [John Macarthur](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Macarthur)
- [ジョン・マッカーサー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700948)

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